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betrayer
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betrayer
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informer |
| Synonyms: | Benedict Arnold, backstabber, deceiver, double-crosser, fink, narc, nark, rat, snitch, spy, stool pigeon, traitor, turncoat, weasel |
| Main Entry: | deserter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fugitive from responsibility |
| Synonyms: | AWOL, absconder, apostate, backslider, betrayer, criminal, defector, delinquent, derelict, escapee, escaper, hookey player, lawbreaker, maroon, no-show, recreant, refugee, renegade, runaway, shirker, slacker, traitor, truant |
| Main Entry: | enemy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone hated or competed against |
| Synonyms: | adversary, agent, antagonist, archenemy, asperser, assailant, assassin, attacker, backbiter, bad person, bandit, betrayer, calumniator, competitor, contender, criminal, defamer, defiler, detractor, disputant, emulator, falsifier, fifth column, foe, guerrilla, informer, inquisitor, invader, murderer, opponent, opposition, other side, prosecutor, rebel, revolutionary, rival, saboteur, seditionist, slanderer, spy, terrorist, traducer, traitor, vilifier, villain |
| Antonyms: | aide, ally, assistant, confidante, friend, helper |
| Main Entry: | informant/informer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who delivers news |
| Synonyms: | accuser, adviser, announcer, betrayer, blabbermouth, canary, crier, deep throat, double-crosser, herald, interviewer, journalist, messenger, newscaster/newsperson, notifier, preacher, propagandist, rat, reporter, sneak, source, stool pigeon, tattler, tattletale |
| Main Entry: | Judas |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | traitor |
| Synonyms: | Benedict Arnold, backstabber, betrayer, conspirator, deceiver, rat, turncoat, two-timer, weasel |
| Main Entry: | prostitute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who sells own abilities, talent, or name for inferior purpose |
| Synonyms: | betrayer, cheater, deceiver, gigolo, hustler, seducer |
| Main Entry: | quisling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | traitor |
| Synonyms: | Judas, back-stabber, betrayer, collaborator, colluder, defector, deserter, double-crosser, double-dealer, snake in the grass, sympathizer, turncoat, two-timer |
| Main Entry: | rat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informer |
| Synonyms: | backstabber, betrayer, blabbermouth, canary, deep throat, double-crosser, fink, informant, sneak, snitch, source, squealer, stool pigeon, stoolie, tattler, tattletale, turncoat, whistle-blower |
| Main Entry: | renegade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is rebellious |
| Synonyms: | abandoner, apostate, backslider, betrayer, defector, deserter, dissident, double-crosser, escapee, exile, forsaker, fugitive, heretic, iconoclast, insurgent, mutineer, outlaw, rebel, recreant, refugee, runaway, schismatic, snake in the grass, snake*, tergiversator, traitor, turnabout, turncoat |
| Antonyms: | adherent, follower, passivist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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